FYI: You're Showering All Wrong

Tired of unruly hair and dry skin? It's time to give your showering routine a facelift

My showers usually fall on either end of a spectrum: they're either super short (like hop in, do one turn under the running water and hop out) or ridiculously drawn out blocks of contemplation -- drawn out to the point that I start getting lightheaded and I risk ending up unconscious, passed out on the shower floor. Turns out, both of these are doing a number on my hair and beauty routine.

According to skin care and hair experts, showering habits go way beyond making sure you smell so fresh and so clean -- they can mean the difference between a glowing complexion and face full of breakouts; shiny commercial model hair and a dull, tangled mess.

Can't seem to kick dry, scaly skin or put an end to that trail of pimples? Snap out of your usual lather, rinse, and repeat mentality and see if you're committing one of these damaging shower don'ts.